making the case that further cuts in defense would have a serious impact on defense. there is not the same level of lobbying for cuts on the domestic side of government. you do not see the same level of saying we cannot afford this to happen. you will see more in the coming weeks in terms of the impact of security and health functions of government. but those have fewer people defending them and are therefore more likely to be subject to cuts. host: on the line for democrats, phyllis is joining us from new york. caller: i love your show and i watched all the time barry finally got through. just comments this morning -- why don't we keep america's money in america. and i wanted to head on another thing, with the physical cliff coming with a talking about it -- i am on social security disability, and i have been watching it closely about social security, why don't we have congress -- for one thing, work together. never mind republicans and democrats and all the crazy stuff. just everybody worked together like it was intended to be. and, two, how about coming down to the